Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Brazil
Brazil: Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum was 15 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Brazil, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Brazil stood at 15.
The figure is up 22.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Brazil peaked at 25 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2020.
That places Brazil 11th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.75 | — |
| 2001 | 19 | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 25 | +31.6% |
| 2003 | 16.5 | -34.0% |
| 2004 | 17.75 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 18 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 13.25 | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 11.25 | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 13.75 | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 8.75 | -36.4% |
| 2010 | 10.75 | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 11 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.25 | -34.1% |
| 2013 | 10 | +37.9% |
| 2014 | 11.75 | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 14.25 | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 13.75 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 7 | -49.1% |
| 2018 | 6.5 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 4.5 | -30.8% |
| 2020 | 2 | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 9.25 | +362.5% |
| 2022 | 13.75 | +48.6% |
| 2023 | 11.75 | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 12.25 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 15 | +22.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 15 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 15 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6, 2.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +362.5% | 2 | 9.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9 | 8.75 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.68 | 4.5 | 14.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.67 | 2 | 15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 8 Angola 18.5 compare
- 9 Gambia 17 compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 16.75 compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 15 compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 13.5 compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 13 compare
More financial sector data for Brazil
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 13.87 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Brazil?
- Monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Brazil was 15 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 2002.
- What is the lowest monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum?
- Brazil ranks 11th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.